EN: At the beginning of April I had a few days of holiday and I went to Colibița, in Bistrița-Năsăud county, Romania. I wanted to write this article because I didn’t find as much information about this beautiful place. Colibița is a a small mountain resort located about 40 km from Bistrița. The village can be found pretty easy by car, through a place called Prundu Bîrgaului, located on DN 17, road that goes from Bistrița to Suceava. In the center of the village there is a road on the right side, which you take and go another 10 km until you find Colibița resort. Here an astonishing view is waiting for you as you get to the end of Colibița dam. Some call this place the mountain sea, because during summer you can take a bath in the lake, there are even a few private beaches, with sand an little umbrellas.

For those who are interested in mountaineering, here you can find Tăul Zânelor, Bistriciorul peak 1990m, and some springs with sparkling water, spots I could not reach because of the snow that had fallen a few days before.

In the area there are a few places for overnight accommodation, most of them can be found on internet. We stayed at Ariniș pension, in a clean room with bathroom, TV, and wireless internet. They also have a restaurant, where the food is very good with acceptable prices. Both of the owners were very kind and the room was exactly as we had spoken a few days before when I made the reservation

I recommend for both amateur and professional photographers this place, because you can shot amazing sunrises and sunsets by the lake. During the night I was lucky and it was a full moon, view that was upgraded by the lake and the mountains around.

In the end I want to tell you about a comment that I have seen on the internet and I liked very much: “It’s like Switzerland”. Yes, that is what strangers are thinking about this place, so I strongly recommend you too visit Romania. You will not regret it, I promise.